TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M completed the series sweep over Mississippi Valley State with a pair of wins on Saturday.  

» Brown tossed a one-hit shutout for the Rattlerettes.
» Freshman K. Spooner drove in five runs for Florida A&M.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed seven runs across.
» Florida A&M took a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Rattlerettes out-hit the Delta Devilettes at an 8-1 clip.
» Freshman C. Maple stole three bases in Saturday's game.
» Florida A&M went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 16 Mississippi Valley State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out two.
» Spooner led the Rattlerettes at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
» Mississippi Valley State was led offensively by sophomore T. Partee, who went 1-for-2.
» Sophomore D. Dotson led the Delta Devilettes pitching staff, throwing four innings of 12-run ball.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Sophomore Zoryana Hughes and senior Samantha Smith combined to toss a shutout on Saturday as the Florida A&M Rattlerettes blanked Mississippi Valley State 7-0.

Hughes started in the circle for Florida A&M (13-16,), going two shutout innings while giving up two hits, walking none, and striking out three. Smith (7-6) picked up the win out of the bullpen and went five shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out three.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rattlerettes took the lead for good in the first, scoring for the first time in the inning. Freshman Ciera Maple came across to score the lone run of the inning for Florida A&M and get them on the board.

The Rattlerettes then tacked on runs in the second and fourth innings, with their biggest output coming in the fourth when they scored three times.

GAME NOTES
» Hughes and Smith combined to throw a two-hit shutout.
» Maple compiled three base knocks in the game for Florida A&M.
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Florida A&M took a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Florida A&M went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 23 MVSU hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out six.
» Freshman B. Battle led the Rattlerettes at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.
» MVSU was led offensively by senior I. Ivy, who went 1-for-3.